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About Tikrakanh Village

Tikrakanh is a mid sized village in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 332 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.89 hectares hectares.

Tikrakanh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikrakanh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Area (hectares) 125.89 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 332
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikrakanh compares

By the 2011 count Tikrakanh is the 204th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 125.89 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Tikrakanh

Tikrakanh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tikrakanh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tikrakanh from other places

Tikrakanh lies about 26 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chakeri, about 2.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tikrakanh
Nearest railway station Chakeri 2.0 km
Nearest town Kanpur Cantonment 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 13 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 26 km

Villages closest to Tikrakanh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Tikrakanh

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikrakanh village had a population of 639. That makes it the 204th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Tikrakanh village has 332 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikrakanh has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

Tikrakanh covers 125.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikrakanh falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikrakanh is Chakeri, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tikrakanh.

Tikrakanh is about 26 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikrakanh is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Chakeri is about 2.0 km away. Kanpur Cantonment is about 11 km away. Kanpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikari (under 2 km), Chakeri (1.5 km) and Jarkalan (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tikrakanh today is likely to be higher.

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